Jo Shaw
@joshaw.bsky.social
Head of @uoelawschool.bsky.social. Gen Sec (elect) Royal Society of Edinburgh (01.04.25). Law (esp EU). Citizenship. Sea swimming. Photos. Books. Gardening. Landscapes. Tain / Edinburgh
A new @globalcit.bsky.social spotlights newsletter!
GLOBALCIT@globalcit.bsky.social · 3w agoCurious about what GLOBALCIT has been up to these past few months? 🤔 Catch up with our July Spotlights Newsletter 💡 📖 tinyurl.com/bddzms4a You can register for Spotlights to stay up to date on the latest work of GLOBALCIT, sent quarterly 📝👓 🔗 tinyurl.com/2nwb36vh
Significant new appointments to the Court of Session, with five new senators being appointed including outgoing Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain and Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin Aisha Anwar.
No joy to be found today. No satisfaction. Just frustration and a profound sense of squandered opportunity iandunt.substack.com/p/the-traged...
New #OpenAccess issue from @globcon.bsky.social - Global Constitutionalism - Volume 15 - Issue 1 - March 2026 - https://cup.org/4bPQtHy With papers by @itamann.bsky.social, @antjewiener.bsky.social, @joshaw.bsky.social, et al
#OpenAccess from @globcon.bsky.social - Global constitutionalism and/as enlightenment - https://cup.org/45WNidc - Jared Holley, @antjewiener.bsky.social, Andrea Birdsall, Stephanie Law, Susan Kang & @joshaw.bsky.social #FirstView
Lesson for Thursday 7 May 2026, 🏴! (H/t @joshaw.bsky.social) www.thenational.scot/news/2569945...
Scottish Reform UK councillor left police after criminal charges
REFORM UK’s first elected councillor in Scotland left his job as a police officer after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of…
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I recently completed an article for a special issue of the European Law Review on the fundamentals of EU law revisited (for ELRev's 50th birthday). "Ever Closer Union: Ever Present But Often Overlooked". Delighted to be able to post my author's copy on here via SSRN. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Ever Closer Union: Ever Present But Often Overlooked
The phrase "ever closer union" has been present in what are now the EU Treaties since 1957. This article presents a diagnosis of its role within the f
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We are delighted to announce that @ashleymhollands.bsky.social a longstanding GLOBALCIT collaborator, has been appointed as the new GLOBALCIT Coordinator and Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies 🎉 📰 globalcit.eu/ashley-manth...
Ashley Mantha-Hollands Appointed GLOBALCIT Coordinator - Globalcit
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ashley Mantha-Hollands as GLOBALCIT Coordinator and Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute. As...
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Are you a PhD or early career researcher in EU law and politics? Come to the Europa Institute of the University of Edinburgh to give a paper at our PhD/ECR Workshop on the topic of "Defending the European Union". Dates: 23-24 April 2026. Details here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Edinburgh Europa Institute has just put out a call for papers for its annual PhD/ECR Workshop, which will take place in April 2026. The theme for this year is ‘Defending the Union’ and the deadline to submit your abstract is Jan 30th. You can find more details below- feel free to share/repost!
Attended a book launch @iashedinburgh.bsky.social for this beauty last night ... karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/05/d...
[Dangerous] Women who Dared
Earlier this year, IASH blogged about an exciting book that Ben Fletcher-Watson and Jo Shaw would soon be releasing. And yesterday, I attended its launch – the third book of the Dangerous Wo…
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Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026. Closing Date: 30 January 2026 ✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU) ✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years ✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants 👇 www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
It is indeed very sad news. And although Edinburgh and Scotland was the place where David was most active in recent years, for more than 50 years he has been a leading thinker, writer, and activist on a European stage. In @socialeurope.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk & elsewhere. A true European
Jo Shaw@joshaw.bsky.social · 9mo agoThat is such sad news. David has been a wise presence in Edinburgh for many years. Condolences to family and friends.
That is such sad news. David has been a wise presence in Edinburgh for many years. Condolences to family and friends.
David Hume Institute@davidhumeinst.bsky.social · 9mo agoit is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of David Hume Institute trustee, David Gow. Our thoughts are with his wife and family.
This is not a good look for the Lib Dems. I speak as a 70 year old who has voted Lib/ LD the vast majority of my life The assumption that asylum seekers are criminals and not to be trusted is wrong. The underlying xenophobia doesn't reflect well @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Calling all early-career #Citizenship researchers 📣 Submit your entry for the 2026 GLOBALCIT – Rainer Bauböck Essay Award 🏆 The ❓ How will Artificial Intelligence transform membership, rights and practices of citizenship? 🏅 €1,000 + publication 📖 ➡️ tinyurl.com/bde6wn9w
How will Artificial Intelligence transform membership, rights and practices of citizenship? If you have some original thoughts on this intriguing question, participate in this year‘s @globalcit.bsky.social Rainer Bauböck Essay Award! Check out further details ⬇️
GLOBALCIT@globalcit.bsky.social · 10mo agoCalling all early-career #Citizenship researchers 📣 Submit your entry for the 2026 GLOBALCIT – Rainer Bauböck Essay Award 🏆 The ❓ How will Artificial Intelligence transform membership, rights and practices of citizenship? 🏅 €1,000 + publication 📖 ➡️ tinyurl.com/bde6wn9w
Alongside the @royalsociety.org, @raeng.org.uk, @acmedsci.bsky.social we have opened applications for the latest round of the Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme. Funded by DSIT, the programme supports UK researchers in engaging with Horizon Europe. Learn more: bit.ly/42tplbM
Out now! Our latest book, "Women Who Dared", is released today from Edinburgh University Press. You can purchase direct from @edinburghup.bsky.social via their website or at all good bookshops: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
Women Who Dared
Women Who Dared
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A brand new essay collection, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social, edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social Join the book launch on Tue, 4 Nov 17:30 📍@iashedinburgh.bsky.social Free 🎟️(in person & online)👇womenwhodared.eventbrite.co.uk
Book Launch: "Women Who Dared: from the infamous to the forgotten"
Join us to mark the publication of our latest essay collection, exploring women's stories throughout history.
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities@iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 10mo agoOut now! Our latest book, "Women Who Dared", is released today from Edinburgh University Press. You can purchase direct from @edinburghup.bsky.social via their website or at all good bookshops: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
Tue 4 Nov, 17:30 - "Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten" from @edinburghup.bsky.social. Edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social with a foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social Free tickets: womenwhodared.eventbrite.co.uk (in person and online)
Book Launch: "Women Who Dared: from the infamous to the forgotten"
Join us to mark the publication of our latest essay collection, exploring women's stories throughout history.
womenwhodared.eventbrite.co.uk
Category capped at 40k visas a year. This will probably create backlogs and processing delays for aliens who actually have extraordinary ability
Peter Spiro@peterspiro.bsky.social · 11mo agoSo they found a legal workaround for the “Gold Card” - anyone who donates a million bucks automatically qualifies as an “alien of extraordinary ability”. Totally absurd but probably will stick. No one will have standing to challenge.
I’ve been waiting for this since February, and it is quite a bit of an anticlimax. See 🧵 for a few thoughts on the #goldcard, #residence, #US www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The Gold Card
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
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Delighted to have coordinated this book symposium, showcasing Engin Isin's important contribution to citizenship studies and citizenship theory. Thank you to all the reviewers!
GLOBALCIT@globalcit.bsky.social · 11mo ago📢 New Book Review Symposium 📚 Engin Isin’s Citizenship: New Trajectories in Law explores the paradox of human vs citizenship rights & asks if a planetary citizenship can emerge 🤔 Isin reflects on 35 years of struggles, rights, and paradoxes shaping modern citizenship 🔗 tinyurl.com/yed9efba
What on earth is a "pause" when timescales remain the same? This is very difficult to understand as it stands.
Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 11mo ago🚨BREAKING🚨 Patrick Vallance announces three-month pause in REF. Science minister announces hiatus but says results for next Research Excellence Framework still on track for 2029. Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Very very excited to see this out!
Edinburgh University Press@edinburghup.bsky.social · 11mo agoLook what arrived in the EUP office today! We're so excited to be holding these books in our hands! 😍 Meet the women who dared to defy the status quo in Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten. Haven't pre-ordered yet? There's still time! 👉 edin.ac/3DZZC1L @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
